June 2 DVD Roundup

Big titles this week are “Defiance,” “He’s Just Not That Into You” and “Revolutionary Road.” A few snake horror films, a few TV shows, a few NFL films, a few Earth documentaries. In other words, a fairly typical week.

Blurbs are mined from the press releases; snarky commentary is extra. Preview links go to Apple.com.

Air Force One

Sony, 125 minutes, R, $28.95 (BD)

Harrison Ford is the President as Air Force One is hijacked by Russian terrorists intent on releasing their leader. He plays “Die Hard” with the terrorists onboard the 747 as his vice president (Glenn Close) dithers on the ground. BD debut. Extras: director’s commentary (that’s it?!).

The Alzheimer’s Project

HBO Video, 533 minutes, 4 episodes, 3 discs, $24.98

Acclaimed HBO documentary series that premiered last month on the debilitating disease. Extras: 12 short films detailing the latest scientific advancements and treatment.

Newest film in the snake franchise has one of the slithering monsters regenerated and seeking fresh prey. You know what’s going to happen next, despite all the weaponry brought to bear. No extras listed.

Arizona Cardinals: NFC Champions

NFL Films/Warner Bros., 169 minutes, $19.98

It used to be that only the Super Bowl winners got a commemorative video. Now the losers get one, too. Extras: player profiles.

Army Wives: The Complete Second Season

Lifetime/Disney, 804 minutes, 19 episodes, 5 discs, $45.99

Second season of Lifetime series about the lives of five Army wives and the strange lives they lead as spouses married to soldiers that might get deployed at any time. There’s a saying in the Army: if the Army wanted you to have a wife, they would have issued you one. Extras: behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast.

Cannon: Season Two, Volume One

Paramount, 609 minutes, 3 discs, $36.98

Straight from the press release: “The weekly adventures of Frank Cannon, an overweight, balding ex-cop with a deep voice and expensive tastes in culinary pleasures, who becomes a high-priced private investigator. Since Cannon’s girth didn’t allow for many fist-fights and gun battles (although there were many), the series substituted car chases and high production values in their place.” Yeah, that makes me want to buy this series. No extras listed.

Daniel Craig trades in his James Bond persona for the leadership of a group of Jewish farmers turned guerrilla fighters against the Nazis in World War II. Based on a true story, which is film speak for “We couldn’t make this up.” No extras listed.

Fillmore: The Last Days

Rhino, 160 minutes, not rated, $19.98

Long-out-of-print concert film about the last days of the great Fillmore West concert hall in San Francisco. Stars Lamb, Cold Blood, Hot Tuna, Rowan Brothers, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Grateful Dead, It’s A Beautiful Day, Elvin Bishop Group and Santana. No extras listed.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete

Sony, 101 minutes, $38.96 (BD)

Anime film series continues as a strange disease threatens mankind, old enemies arise to seek revenge, and ex-soldier Cloud Strife has to come out of seclusion to fight again. Re-rendered in HD and adds 26 minutes of additional footage, with over 1,000 revised scenes. Extras: three featurettes, anime short film, video game sneak peak for Final Fantasy XIII.

Glory

Sony, 122 minutes, R, $28.95

BD debut for the acclaimed Civil War film, which has Matthew Broderick and Cary Elwes leading black troops Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington (in an Oscar-winning role) and the rest of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. Extras: interactive Civil War battlefield guide map (BD exclusive), commentary, deleted scenes, four featurettes.

Relationship film from the folks that brought you “Sex and the City.” Sweet girl (Ginnifer Goodwin) falls for guys that don’t feel the same way about her. This month’s CHICK FLICK! Extras: deleted scenes, digital copy. BD adds interactive feature, featurette.

Home

Fox, 120 minutes, not rated

DVD: $19.98

BD: $29.99

Another documentary on the current state of the planet, following in the heels of “Earth” and “Planet Earth;” although it wants to be closer to Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” by claiming we have less than 10 years to reverse the effects of global warming. Glenn Close narrates; produced by Luc Besson (“The Fifth Element”). Shot in 54 countries and 120 locations over 217 days from aerial cameras. Coming out on the same day in theaters, television and video, so they seem more interested in the message than the profit. No extras listed.

The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1

Warner Bros., 462 minutes, 21 episodes, 3 discs, $34.98

More of the animated futuristic family. Extra: “The Jetsons: Return to the Future” featurette.

Nature’s Most Amazing Events

BBC Video, 300 minutes, six episodes

DVD: $29.98

BD: $34.99

Latest nature documentary from Sir David Attenborough (“Planet Earth”) which details the effects of global warming on the planet and animals.

The New World

MVD Entertainment Group, 92 minutes, not rated, $21.95

French lesbian couple can’t legally adopt or get artificially inseminated in France, so they go to Belgium to get a “Thalys Baby” (after the name of the train from France to Belgium). Hilarity and drama is supposed to ensue. A hit at many LGBT film festivals. One assumes that it is in French with English subtitles. No extras listed.

NFL’s Greatest Follies: Volume Four

NFL Films/Warner Bros., 120 minutes, $19.98

Fourth collection of NFL bloopers and busted plays. No extras listed.

Quincy, M.E.: Season 3

Universal, 993 minutes, 20 episodes, 4 discs, $39.98

Third season for the crusty L.A. medical examiner (Jack Klugman) who predated “C.S.I.” by 20 years. No extras listed.

Prison Break: Season Four

Fox, 975 minutes, 20 episodes, 6 discs, $49.98

Final season of the Fox series about people busting out of prisons and then trying to clear their names. Extras: commentary on select episodes, two featurettes, preview of upcoming direct-to-video “Prison Break” movie.

Raising the Bar: The Complete First Season

TNT/Disney, 430 minutes, 10 episodes, 3 discs, $39.99

Latest series from Steven Bochco (“NYPD Blue,” “Hill Street Blues”) follows public defenders and district attorneys as they battle cases and wage their love life experiences. Extras: behind-the-scenes featurettes.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunite for their first film together since “Titanic.” This time they play a 1950s married couple that through a series of misinterpreted intentions slowly tears their marriage apart. A critical favorite. No extras listed.

Mutant snakes stalk sailors and refugees on a submarine escaping a war zone. “Don’t want no mother——- snakes on this mother——- plane (submarine?)” Stars Tom Beringer and Luke Perry, who must have been hard up for money. No extras listed.